The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), from Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha. ABHYAS is drone involving designed for autonomous flight with the help of an autopilot. Drones are unmanned aircrafts piloted from a remote pilot station. The configuration of… Continue reading DRDO conducts successful flight test of ABHYAS
Category: Factly: Polity and Nation
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Thrissur ‘Pooram’ festivities begin with Raman’s entry
The Thrissur Pooram festival in Thrissur, Kerala has begun with the ‘Vilambaram’ ritual. The Thrissur Pooram is an annual 7day Hindu festival celebrated in the Malayalam month of Medam (April-May). It is celebrated on the Pooram day – the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star in the Malayalam Calendar month of Medam.… Continue reading Thrissur ‘Pooram’ festivities begin with Raman’s entry
Incidence of cancer set to rise: Lancet study
According to a study published in The Lancet,the number of patients requiring chemotherapy annually will rise to 15 million by 2040. The report has said that the incidence of cancer (excluding non-melanomatous skin cancers) is projected to rise from 17 million to 26 million between 2018 and 2040.The growth will be seen mostly in low… Continue reading Incidence of cancer set to rise: Lancet study
Obesity on the rise in rural areas too
According to a study published in the journal Nature,obesity is increasing more rapidly in the world’s rural areas than in cities. The study has analysed the height and weight data of over 112 million adults across urban and rural areas of 200 countries and territories between 1985 and 2017. The study has revealed that the… Continue reading Obesity on the rise in rural areas too
CCI probes Google for unfair practices
The Competition Commission of India(CCI) has ordered an investigation into Google for allegedly abusing the dominant position of its popular Android mobile operating system to block rivals. This investigation has been ordered after European Commission had fined Google on a similar complaint. The European Commission found that Google had abused its market dominance since 2011… Continue reading CCI probes Google for unfair practices
Wheat varieties susceptible to new strains of yellow rust fungus: study
According to a study published in the Journal of Plant Pathology,there are high chances of spread of extremely virulent strains of fungus that causes yellow rust in wheat. The situation is particularly grim in India as the bread wheat cultivar HD267 that currently occupies 10 to 12 million hectare(ha) area is susceptible to these new… Continue reading Wheat varieties susceptible to new strains of yellow rust fungus: study
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea to regulate content
The Supreme Court has sought central Government response on a petition which seeks framing of guidelines by the government to regulate the functioning of online media streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The petitioner had filed this appeal against the decision of the Delhi High Court which had dismissed its PIL in February,2019.The… Continue reading Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea to regulate content
Lakshadweep recruits barn owls to fight rodent menace
The Lakshadweep administration has decided to release 3 barn owls at coconut plantations in Kavaratti. The owls have been taken from Kerala to Kavaratti under a rodent management programme. Coconut is an important source of revenue for the Lakshadweep islands, however rodent issues account for 30-40% of the yield loss. Total production stood at 8.76… Continue reading Lakshadweep recruits barn owls to fight rodent menace
Gujarat facing massive water crisis
Gujarat is facing a massive water crisis. The scarcity is particularly acute in the Saurashtra region, Kutch, North Gujarat and parts of tribal pockets in central and South Gujarat. The available water in all the dams of these regions is negligible. However, Sardar Sarovar dam and the Narmada canal network has enough water to sustain… Continue reading Gujarat facing massive water crisis
Cyclone Fani tears down artists’ village in Odisha
Cyclone Fani which has hit part of the coastal district of Puri has inflicted heavy damage on the creation of ‘Pattachitra’ artists. The name Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words Patta, meaning canvas and Chitra meaning picture.Most of these paintings depict stories of Hindu deities. Pattachitra or Patachitra is a traditional cloth-based scroll painting… Continue reading Cyclone Fani tears down artists’ village in Odisha
